Attendance, TV Ratings Up For Blues

ST. LOUIS – Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal indicates that the St. Louis Blues have had a 55.10% increase in attendance through the first 16 home games of the 2007-08 season in compared to the 2006-07 season.

Through the first 16 home games of this season, the Blues have had 273,437 fans pass through the turnstiles at Scottrade Center, an average of 17,090 per game and six of those games were sellouts. Overall, the National Hockey League has had a 2.10% increase in attendance this season in compared to 2006-07.

In addition, the Blues have seen a 125 percent increase in viewership on FSN Midwest versus this time last year.

Home team

Dates

Total

Avg.

% cap.

Previous

Change

Dates (2006-07)

Anaheim Ducks*

19

326,543

17,186

100.10%

15,325

12.10%

19

Atlanta Thrashers

14

216,720

15,480

83.50%

15,723

-1.50%

16

Boston Bruins

13

188,226

14,479

82.40%

13,787

5.00%

17

Buffalo Sabres

16

298,179

18,636

99.70%

18,690

-0.30%

15

Calgary Flames

18

347,202

19,289

100.00%

19,289

0.00%

15

Carolina Hurricanes

16

256,893

16,056

86.10%

17,061

-5.90%

14

Chicago Blackhawks

18

244,325

13,574

66.20%

12,710

6.80%

15

Colorado Avalanche

16

262,977

16,436

91.30%

17,627

-6.80%

17

Columbus Blue Jackets

17

231,959

13,645

75.20%

16,373

-16.70%

15

Dallas Stars

16

281,337

17,584

94.90%

17,638

-0.30%

16

Detroit Red Wings

18

329,072

18,282

91.10%

20,066

-8.90%

15

Edmonton Oilers

17

286,263

16,839

100.00%

16,839

0.00%

17

Florida Panthers

16

220,691

13,793

71.70%

14,665

-5.90%

16

Los Angeles Kings*

20

322,354

16,118

89.00%

16,361

-1.50%

21

Minnesota Wild

15

278,520

18,568

102.80%

18,505

0.30%

16

Montreal Canadiens

16

340,368

21,273

100.00%

21,273

0.00%

18

Nashville Predators

15

214,329

14,289

83.50%

14,561

-1.90%

13

New Jersey Devils

14

214,371

15,312

86.90%

12,752

20.10%

15

New York Islanders

17

230,756

13,574

83.60%

11,178

21.40%

17

New York Rangers

17

309,400

18,200

100.00%

18,200

0.00%

16

Ottawa Senators

17

332,556

19,562

102.10%

18,923

3.40%

13

Philadelphia Flyers

14

272,773

19,484

99.70%

19,239

1.30%

16

Phoenix Coyotes

13

176,893

13,607

76.40%

13,815

-1.50%

17

Pittsburgh Penguins

16

273,090

17,068

100.80%

15,613

9.30%

17

San Jose Sharks

15

261,262

17,417

99.60%

17,307

0.60%

16

St. Louis Blues

16

273,437

17,090

89.80%

11,016

55.10%

17

TampaBay Lightning

18

335,262

18,626

94.30%

18,631

0.00%

18

Toronto Maple Leafs

18

349,674

19,426

103.20%

19,420

0.00%

17

Vancouver Canucks

15

279,450

18,630

100.00%

18,630

0.00%

18

Washington Capitals

16

214,438

13,402

73.30%

13,108

2.20%

17

TOTALS

486

8,169,320

16,809

91.00%

16,466

2.10%

489

* Totals include designed 'home' games played by Anaheim and Los Angeles in London in September.